Commercial Kitchen Equipment Service Technician

OTG•Newark, NJ

4d•$32 - $40

About The Position

YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY IS NOW BOARDING: Join OTG as the Commercial Kitchen Equipment Service Technician now and drive a new type of hospitality. Explore career opportunities in a unique hospitality environment with some of the industry's best compensation and benefits, including PTO, Healthcare, and a competitive 401k match. WHAT IS OTG? OTG has revolutionized the hospitality industry by pushing the boundaries of excellence. With more than 300 in-terminal dining and retail locations across 10 airports, OTG and its 5,000+ Crewmembers serve millions of travelers each year. WHY OTG? By joining our team, you’ll discover endless opportunities to explore, learn and realize your greatest potential in some of the most exciting hospitality environments around. Our people drive our experiences, so we offer our crewmembers some of the best compensation and benefits in the industry. We transform airport experiences. You drive it. ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES Position Summary: An OTG Commercial Kitchen Service Technician troubleshoots and fixes restaurant equipment. In this career, you repair a kitchen appliance and perform regular maintenance. Responsibilities include communicating with other food industry professionals and making sure cooking appliances work properly. Other duties include monitoring truck stock and ensuring necessary supplies make it from the warehouse to the kitchen. A Commercial Kitchen Service Technician will also keep a log of repairs and services needed, installs new kitchen equipment, maintains a neat and orderly workstation, and provides excellent customer service for restaurant professionals.

Requirements

High school or equivalent
Knowledge and experience with plumbing, electrical and copper work as it pertains to the new installation
Diagnostic ability as demonstrated through a minimum of 2 years’ experience and/or training in commercial cooking equipment such as fryers, grills
Ability to competently use a variety of meters, measuring instruments, torches, and hand tools.
Ability to effectively communicate with the customer.
Ability to work independently, under pressure, and without close supervision; willing and able to consistently work the schedule required by job demands.
Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force (pulling, pushing, lifting, carrying, etc.) regularly and up to 50 pounds of force frequently.
Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, twist, grasp to perform essential job functions.
Ability to tolerate environmental conditions consisting of extreme heat, cold, noise, vibration, fumes, dust, and poor ventilation.

Nice To Haves

Burn and fire watch certificates a Plus

Responsibilities

Install new commercial kitchen equipment to include dishwashers, conveyers, ovens, stoves, kettles, fryers, steamers, and ice machines.
Diagnose commercial cooking equipment performance through observation, testing, and setup.
Disassemble and re-assemble equipment to perform trouble shooting, preventive maintenance, and repair
Operate hand tools, power tools, gauges, and measuring equipment to perform service of unit.
Lift, carry, pull, and push components and/or equipment to test, setup, or maintain equipment.
Give and take written and verbal instructions.
Complete documents to verify work performed.
Work flexible hours as required.